Aging newbie

[smc]

Originally Posted by aussiepride

English dictionary definition of "hobby"

An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

It wouldn't be my choice of turn of phrase, but still, pretty bang on

Words have denotations and connotations. They can also be manipulated.

My occupation does not specifically involve food. Most of the food I eat, it could be argued, is out of necessity. However, I eat a lot of oysters. I do so for pleasure, not out of necessity, as they are not a staple of my diet to sustain life. But to call my eating of oysters a "hobby" seems ridiculous. The word is typically used for things like woodworking, stamp collecting, and so on.

Yet, one could argue that it is my personal hobby. In the same way, one might argue that the OP's personal hobby is meeting "Thai or other oriental LBs who have small cocks" (I will resist the temptation to discuss the use of the term "oriental," which has its own problems). But he refers to it as "this hobby," not "my hobby" -- thus suggesting that the use of the term "hobby" to describe that activity is not his alone.

In any case, aussiepride, congratulations on your ability to read the dictionary.